- Establish the Architecture Project
- Identify Stakeholders, Concerns, and Business Requirements
- Confirm and Elaborate Business Goals, Business Drivers, and Constraints
- Evaluate Business Capabilities
- Assess Readiness for Business Transformation
- Define Scope
- Confirm and Elaborate Architecture Principles, including Business Principles
- Develop Architecture Vision
- Define the Target Architecture Value Propositions and KPIs
- Identify the Business Transformation Risks and Mitigation Activities
- Develop Statement of Architecture Work; Secure Approval